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Sindelfingen Youth Council: Politics for the next generation!
The Sindelfingen youth council is celebrating ten years of young people's participation in political processes in Baden-Württemberg.
Sindelfingen Youth Council: Politics for the next generation!
The Sindelfingen youth council has played an important role in the city's political life over the past ten years. Many young people had the opportunity to gain their first insight into politics here. The youth community council enables young people to actively participate in political processes, express their ideas and initiate their own projects. A new board was recently elected, the seventh in the history of this institution.
This election marks another step in the ongoing development of the Youth Community Council, which not only strengthens the voice of young people, but also promotes their involvement in community affairs. The youth community council is an expression of the commitment to natural participation and promotes a culture in which young people learn how decisions are made.
Participation rights in Baden-Württemberg
The relevance of such committees is recognized in Baden-Württemberg. Since 2015, children and young people in the region have had a say in decisions that affect them. This is part of a larger trend of child and youth participation in the region. The study “Municipal child and youth participation in Baden-Württemberg 2023” shows that the number of municipalities with youth participation offers increased from 53% in 2018 to 68% in 2024. The increase from 23% to over 55% is particularly notable when it comes to child participation.
The forms of participation are diverse and range from representative representations such as the youth local council, youth council or youth parliament to open formats such as youth hearings, youth conferences or youth forums. These opportunities allow children and young people to actively participate in shaping their living environment and to contribute their ideas. This means they are not just perceived as passive recipients of decisions, but rather as active contributors to their communities.
The Sindelfingen youth council impressively shows how important and valuable the voice of youth is in political decisions. In doing so, he not only makes a contribution to the formation of democracy, but also shapes the future of the city of Sindelfingen. It remains to be seen what projects and ideas the newly elected members will implement in the coming term.